silveraw
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Ahh that makes a lot of sense. That seems to sound like a trend lot of the recent obesity research showing benefits that were thought to be an effect of a specific diet are more a result of fat loss in general. Where the mechanism is simpler than what was initially assumed by early research.Most of the research that's been done on this supports the idea that eating foods that support a healthy human will also support a healthy gut biome. People have exhibited what we think is a healthy gut biome on a variety of dietary practices, from high fiber to zero fiber, and people generally exhibit a "better" gut biome within a few months of making dietary changes that help them improve other markers of health. The common denominator is that healthy people tend to have healthy gut biomes. My opinion is that pursuing health by improving your gut biome is putting the cart before the horse. Nothing wrong with taking in some fermented foods or whatever, but putting sauerkraut on some ice cream isn't going to help anyone. Least of all the ice cream.
The exception would be people who have absolutely wrecked their gut with infections or medication, like lots of antibiotics. In that case, pursuing a healthy gut biome as a goal unto itself may be completely appropriate.
Thanks for the reply.
But.
As someone who grew up in a very German area of Wisconsin I do take offense to your distain towards sauerkraut ice cream.